The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, as seen from across the Hudson River in Tomkins Cove Aug. 27, 2013. . ( Peter Carr / The Journal News ) / Peter Carr/The Journal News

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is ceasing most of its operations Thursday because of the partial federal government shutdown, except for its inspectors, who will stay at the country’s 100 operating reactors.

That includes the three inspectors at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan.

“Let me stress ... that all of our resident inspectors will remain on the job and any immediate safety or security matters will be handled with dispatch,” NRC Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane said on her agency’s blog. “We can — and will without hesitation — bring employees out of furlough to respond to an emergency. We must, in this regard, err on the side of safety and security.”

While many federal agencies were shuttered last week after Congress and the president couldn’t agree on a spending plan, the NRC had money left over from last fiscal year. Those funds allowed it to conduct business through Wednesday.

The agency going dark means it will not be reviewing relicensing applications, such as Indian Point owner Entergy’s request to continue operating that plant for another 20 years. An NRC spokesman said the administrative law judges and others involved with that process are “off the job.”

The NRC has also canceled several public meetings, including four around the country related to the long-term storage of used nuclear fuel. A meeting set for 6 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Westchester Marriott in Greenburgh is, at the moment, still on as scheduled.

The NRC collects 90 percent of its budget through fees levied on the nuclear industry. But that money goes into the federal Treasury and not directly to the agency. Congress must still appropriate money for the NRC’s budget.